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Nursery school number 71 „Pod Topola” in Poznan is a public nursery school.

The leading authority of a nursery school is a commune (gmina) the city of Poznan which deals with financial support. The supervisory authority of a nursery school is School Superintendent of Wielkopolska who has the pedagogical and educational supervision of kindergarten. It fulfills the state policy. 

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The nursery school has its own Statute, which is approved by the Teachers Council.

Statute is the set of rights which oblige in a nursery school - goals and tasks, rights and obligations of the director, teachers, parents and children of a nursery school.

  Nursery school has its own Conception of work which define

the vision of work for 5 years.  The main goals: Nursery school "POD Topola" is first of all

open not only for the children but also for the needs and expectations of parents. Nursery school has become a link between education in the family and at school. In the same time it substitute the educational and caring needs. It also compensates developmental deficits in children.

  For each school year from September 1st to August 31st

teachers prepare so-called "Annual Work Plan" with goals and tasks. The plan is accompanied by a schedule of events, celebrations, plan of work with parents and other nursery schools, schools and institutions.

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Nursery school fulfills tasks based on the ministerial document "The core curriculum of pre-school program."

  "The core curriculum of pre-school program" define: * Information that children should get,* Skills that children need to learn,* Attitudes that preschool children should develop.

Core curriculum describes the process of the pre-school education and how to support the development of children during the pre-school education. Nursery school, equally fulfills caring, educational and instructive functions. It provides children the opportunity to have fun and learn in a safe, friendly atmosphere, adequate to their needs.

The nursery school has its own Statute, which is approved by the Teachers Council.

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The aim of pre-school education is to support and guide the development of children in accordance with their innate potential and developmental possibilities in relations with the socio - cultural and natural heritage.

In order to a proper psychomotor development and educational training of children in a preschool education, it is recommended to fulfill the following proportions of time spent in the nursery school during the week:

 * one-fifths of the time should be devoted to fun (at the time

children play freel with little involvement of the teacher);* one-fifths of the time (in the case of younger children – one-

quarters of the time), the children spend in the garden, on the pitch, in the park, etc. (there are organized games and physical play, sports, observations of the nature, cleaning and gardening, etc.);

* more than one-fifths of the time involved different types of classes, carried out by the selected pre-school program;

* the remaining time – two-fifths of time the teacher is free to manage (time to care activities, self-service, etc.).

The nursery school has its own Statute, which is approved by the Teachers Council.

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The teachers` task is to observe children and to understand the possibilities and needs of children and to document these observations.

  Headmaster, after the consultation with the nursery school

teachers, allows for use a program in a nursery school, according to the specified procedure.

In order to standardize educational impact, teachers:

* systematically inform parents about parenting and educational tasks carried out in the nursery; familiarize parents with pre-school core curriculum and involve parents in forming child's specific knowledge and skills;

* inform parents about the successes and problems of their children, as well as encourage them to support children and to simplyfy the difficulties they faced;

* encourage parents to co-operate with the nursery school, for example to organize events involving children and their parents.

The nursery school has its own Statute, which is approved by the Teachers Council.

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Teachers – qualifications:

Master degree in teacher training or bachelor`s degree.

Major: pre-school education, elementary education = teaching in the nursery school and early primary school from class I to III.

In addition, teachers have different mojors: speech therapy, rehabilitation, care and educational pedagogy, health pedagogy and languages specializations: English and German. 6

Career promotion: The teacher who begins to work in the nursery school

starts the teacher-trainee which lasts the school year. During this year teacher fulfills the professional development plan. Young teacher has her own training adviser. After receiving a positive appraisal of the work, the teacher should submit an application to start the qualification procedure. At the end of the school year the interview takes place. The headmaster of the nursery school gives the degree of a contract teacher.

After that, there is two-year break in the training period.

Then, during the next three years teacher makes the degree of nominated teacher, at his or her own request. Then, there is the viva voce. The Commission seems to accept or to refuse to give the degree of nominated teacher. The president of the city gives the grade of nominated teacher.

Then, there is one-year break in the training period. 7

After a year, the teacher may, at his or her own request, begin training for the degree of qualified teacher. Training period lasts three school years. After completing an internship teacher has three years to submit an application to the qualification procedure to obtain a degree of qualified teacher. The degree of qualified teacher gives the Superintendent of Schools.

After 10 years of working in the nursery school, you can receive a degree of a "professor of education". According to the specified procedure. This happens very rarely.

The teacher`s salary is dependent on the degree of promotion and specified by the Ministry.

The functional additives: motivation, the tutor teacher depend on the activity.

These additives are defined in Resolution of the City Council and the headmaster awards these supplements to teachers according to the merit.

Every 5 year the teacher is evaluated.

Career promotion:

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To the nursery school in Poland attend chidren in the age of 3 to 6. 

In justified cases, children aged 2,5 years can be taken to the nusery school.

From September 2014 all children aged 6 years have to go to the first class of primary school.

Currently, in 2012 and 2013 parents of children aged 6 years can decide whether to send their child to the first grade of primary school or not.

All children in Poland aged 5 years have to perform an annual pre-school preparation. 9

The schedule and the payment. The nursery school is open from 6.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m.  6.00 a.m - 8.00 a.m Parents bring their children to the nursery school. The free play arising from the children interest, Individual, preventive and compensatory work in small groups, Self-service activities. Sanitary and hygienic procedures.

8.30 a.m breakfast

8.00 a.m – 1 p.m The classes organized and directed by the teacher, conducted in the classroom or on the air, based on the

selected preschool program. Games and sports activities on the air or free play in the room. During this time children have to be in the nursery school.  12.00 lunch

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12.30 p.m – 2 p.m 3 and 4 year old children have a snooze.

2.15 p.m dessert

1 p.m – 5.pm Games and economic works, cleaning in the nursery garden, plays in

accordance with children's interest, games with a teacher, relaxation exercises.

Extra classes: Religion Education, English, Gymnastics, Rhythmics, speech therapy, individual work and work in small groups.

Parents do not pay for: Religion Education, Gymnastics, speech therapy.

If parents want their children attend to extra classes of English and Rhythmics, they have to pay for that.

  For the stay from 6.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m parents do not pay. From 1.00 p.m to 4.00 p.m every hour is paid in the amount of 3.08 zl. From 4.00 p.m to 5.00 p.m it costs 0.92 zl.

Breakfast, lunch, dessert, tea - six zl per day.

The schedule and the payment.

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Events and festivals.

„Being a pre-schooler” party, the visit of Santa Claus, Grandparents Day, Carnival party, Family Day-festivals, theaters, tours, olympics, parties, sports, school visits, etc.

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Nursery School number 71 „Pod Topola” participates to the Comenius program „Learning through the whole life” from the 1st august 2012

to 31st july 2014.

Our partners: Finland, Turkey We are the coordinator. The name of our project is: „Our little, great motherland”.

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Nursery school number 71 „Pod Topola” has got:

certificate: „Friendly Nursery School”

certificate: „Active in a local community”

certificate: „Nursery School with an atmosphere”

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Thank you, Marzenna Bolińska

headmistress Przedszkole nr 71

„POD TOPOLA” in Poznan

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